Friday, May 1, 2009

Secondary Market: Traver Gallery

Habatat had their Masterworks Auction recently.
Studio glass is absent from Sotheby's and Christie's.
What are prices like elsewhere in the secondary market for contemporary glass on May 1, 2009?Lino Tagliapietra "BORNEO" 1998
(blown glass--14"h x 9"dia)
sticker price: $28,000
Sonja Blomdahl "UNTITLED B6684"1984
(blown glass--6.5"h x 14.75"dia)
sticker price: $6,500
Preston Singletary "SALMON" 2005
(blown and sand carved glass--11.5"h x 26"w x 5.5"d)
sticker price: $20,000
Dale Chihuly "GENTIAN VIOLET BASKET WITH YELLOW LIP WRAP" 1993
(blown glass--11"h x 11"w x 9"d)
sticker price: $16,000

All the pieces above are for sale at Traver Gallery. Website accessed May 1, 2009. http://www.travergallery.com/artists/secondary_market.aspx

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